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‘Angry, horrified and mystified’: Dubai hit with retaliatory strikes following US-Israeli attacks on Iran

By WTOP Staff

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The U.S.-Israeli air assault continues in Iran and the Islamic Republic is striking back at neighboring countries that are seen as friendly to the U.S.

That includes Dubai, which saw some retaliatory strikes over the weekend and has been forced to close its main airport.

Mike Leventhal, with Bader Media Group, spoke with WTOP’s John Aaron and John Domen about what he saw after debris from intercepted missiles and drones hit parts of the city.

Read and listen to the interview below.

The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

By The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military launched a second round of airstrikes Saturday targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction as Tehran hit both Bahrain and Kuwait, underscoring rising tensions that threaten the interim deal between the two nations to stop the war. The attack on Kuwait early Sunday was the first since the two sides signed a deal that aimed to halt fighting, and came as a multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman in the strait to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic — likely setting up a new flashpoint with Tehran. The U.S. military's Central Command said it struck Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities” following an attack on a ship at sea early Saturday morning. That ship, the Panamanian-flagged tanker Kiku, carried crude oil for the state-run energy company of Qatar, a key negotiator between Iran and the U.S. In a social media post, Trump said the U.S. had “struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” He warned of a point where the U.S. may no longer be able to be reasonable “and will be forced to militarily complete the job."
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